highest win percentage for a manager in the championship

Phil Jackson has the best winning percentage by a coach with more than 0 championships in a season, winning 87.8 percent of the time in 1995-96.

Interpreted as:
highest win percentage for a manager in the championship in a regular season
COACHW%ChampsSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1
Phil Jackson
.878
1
1995-96
82
240.6
105.2
44.6
24.8
9.1
4.2
40.2
84.0
47.8
6.6
16.5
40.3
18.2
24.4
74.6
55.5
15.2
29.4
14.3
19,730
8,625
3,658
2,033
745
345
1,175
1,807
2
Phil Jackson
.841
1
1996-97
82
240.6
103.1
45.1
26.1
8.7
4.0
40.0
84.4
47.3
6.4
17.1
37.3
16.8
22.5
74.7
54.7
15.1
30.0
13.5
19,730
8,458
3,696
2,142
716
332
1,109
1,617
3
Bill Sharman
.841
1
1971-72
82
240.9
121.0
56.5
27.2
47.8
97.5
49.0
25.4
34.6
73.4
53.7
19,755
9,920
4,629
2,234
1,635
4
Alex Hannum
.840
1
1966-67
81
240.9
125.2
48.3
100.0
48.3
28.6
42.1
68.0
52.8
19,515
10,143
1,906
5
Mark Daigneault
.829
1
2024-25
82
240.3
120.5
44.8
26.9
10.3
5.7
44.6
92.7
48.2
14.5
38.8
37.4
16.7
20.4
81.9
59.3
10.6
34.2
11.7
19,705
9,881
3,672
2,202
847
465
961
1,631
6
Steve Kerr
.817
1
2016-17
82
241.2
115.9
44.4
30.4
9.6
6.8
43.1
87.1
49.5
12.0
31.2
38.3
17.8
22.6
78.8
59.7
9.4
35.0
14.8
19,780
9,503
3,643
2,491
785
555
1,211
1,585
7
Steve Kerr
.817
1
2014-15
82
240.6
110.0
44.7
27.4
9.3
6.0
41.6
87.0
47.8
10.8
27.0
39.8
16.0
20.8
76.8
57.1
10.4
34.3
14.5
19,730
9,016
3,667
2,248
762
496
1,185
1,628
8
Phil Jackson
.817
1
1999-00
82
241.5
100.8
47.0
23.4
7.5
6.5
38.3
83.4
45.9
4.2
12.8
32.9
20.1
28.9
69.6
52.5
13.6
33.4
13.9
19,805
8,267
3,855
1,921
613
534
1,143
1,841
9
Phil Jackson
.817
1
1991-92
82
241.8
109.9
44.0
27.8
8.2
5.9
44.4
87.4
50.8
1.7
5.5
30.4
19.4
26.0
74.4
55.6
14.3
29.7
12.8
19,830
9,011
3,612
2,279
672
480
1,050
1,693
10
K.C. Jones
.817
1
1985-86
82
242.1
114.1
46.4
29.1
7.8
6.2
45.3
89.2
50.8
1.7
4.8
35.1
21.8
27.4
79.4
56.4
12.9
33.5
16.3
19,855
9,359
3,807
2,387
638
511
1,334
1,758
11
Erik Spoelstra
.805
1
2012-13
82
242.4
102.9
38.6
23.0
8.7
5.4
38.4
77.4
49.6
8.7
22.1
39.6
17.4
23.0
75.4
58.8
8.2
30.4
13.9
19,880
8,436
3,166
1,890
710
441
1,143
1,533
12
Doc Rivers
.805
1
2007-08
82
240.9
100.5
42.0
22.4
8.5
4.6
36.4
76.7
47.5
7.3
19.1
38.1
20.5
26.5
77.1
56.9
10.1
31.9
15.2
19,755
8,245
3,445
1,833
696
379
1,246
1,864
13
Larry Costello
.805
1
1970-71
82
241.2
118.4
48.4
21.5
29.0
74.3
19,780
9,710
1,847
14
Phil Jackson
.793
1
2008-09
82
241.2
106.9
43.9
23.3
8.8
5.1
40.3
85.1
47.4
6.7
18.5
36.1
19.6
25.5
77.0
55.5
12.4
31.5
13.5
19,780
8,768
3,602
1,908
718
420
1,103
1,698
15
Pat Riley
.793
1
1986-87
82
240.6
117.8
44.4
29.6
8.9
5.9
45.6
88.3
51.6
2.0
5.5
36.7
24.5
31.1
78.9
57.7
13.7
30.7
16.4
19,730
9,656
3,642
2,429
728
482
1,343
1,853
16
Billy Cunningham
.793
1
1982-83
82
241.8
112.1
47.9
24.6
7.0
43.9
88.0
49.9
0.3
1.3
23.6
24.0
32.3
74.2
54.9
19,830
9,191
3,930
2,016
577
2,041
17
Red Auerbach
.787
1
1959-60
75
241.0
124.5
49.9
24.7
33.6
73.5
18,075
9,337
1,846
18
Joe Mazzulla
.780
1
2023-24
82
241.8
120.6
46.3
26.9
6.8
6.6
43.9
90.2
48.7
16.5
42.5
38.8
16.3
20.2
80.7
60.9
10.7
35.6
11.9
19,830
9,887
3,799
2,207
557
538
979
1,326
19
Red Auerbach
.775
1
1964-65
80
240.9
112.8
44.6
23.6
32.3
73.1
19,275
9,024
20
Chuck Daly
.768
1
1988-89
82
241.8
106.6
45.1
24.7
6.4
5.0
41.4
83.9
49.4
1.5
4.9
30.0
22.3
29.0
76.9
55.1
14.1
31.0
16.0
19,830
8,740
3,700
2,027
522
406
1,316
1,939
21
Gregg Popovich
.756
1
2013-14
82
240.9
105.4
43.3
25.2
7.4
5.1
40.6
83.5
48.6
8.5
21.4
39.7
15.7
20.0
78.5
57.1
9.3
34.0
14.4
19,755
8,639
3,548
2,064
604
420
1,180
1,495
22
Phil Jackson
.756
1
1997-98
82
242.1
96.7
44.9
23.8
8.5
4.3
37.4
82.9
45.1
3.8
11.7
32.3
18.2
24.5
74.3
51.6
15.2
29.7
14.4
19,855
7,931
3,681
1,952
696
353
1,178
1,691
23
Pat Riley
.756
1
1987-88
82
241.5
112.8
43.5
28.6
8.2
4.9
43.6
86.3
50.5
1.7
5.8
29.7
23.9
30.2
78.9
56.6
13.1
30.4
15.9
19,805
9,250
3,564
2,347
671
404
1,301
1,715
24
Pat Riley
.756
1
1984-85
82
240.9
118.2
44.0
31.4
8.4
5.9
48.2
88.5
54.5
1.1
3.6
30.5
20.8
27.2
76.3
58.9
13.0
31.1
18.6
19,755
9,696
3,612
2,574
692
481
1,522
1,932
25
K.C. Jones
.756
1
1983-84
82
243.4
112.1
45.1
25.9
8.2
5.3
44.1
88.2
50.0
0.7
2.8
24.1
23.3
29.4
79.2
55.4
14.1
31.0
17.0
19,955
9,194
3,697
2,122
670
431
1,395
1,949

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.524
17.0
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32
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.390
28.0
12
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31
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29.0
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EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0